We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. 1. We struggle..
It didn’t take long after his election on the first ballot for Heath K. Rada — a smooth Southern Presbyterian — to..
JULY 4 AND JUNE 14 OCCUR CLOSE to each other on the calendar, and their themes are similar. July 4 commemorates the..
“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” So the Apostle Paul exhorted the church in Rome. That command may..
We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. You will never..
We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. It was four..
We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. I am sure..
by Jennie Langham I’ve been thinking a lot about Christian education and Christian educators recently. I’m retired, but I haven’t retired my..
by Liz Perraud The church has long been a bastion of age-segregated programming and activities. We have youth mission trips and the..
by Mark D. Hinds (with gratitude to Charles Wiley) Beginning in fall 2015, children of the church and those who love them..
We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. Dear Congregation, This month the..
We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. Besides what a..
It is summertime in the church. The days are long but the to-do list is a bit shorter. The congregation is traveling,..
By Jose Luis Casal, General Missioner of Tres Rios Presbytery Ninety-two Hispanic and Latino leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) sent a..
Guest Commentary On June 12, three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped as they were hitchhiking from their yeshiva (religious school) in a West..
“Mine” is a word I did not have to teach my toddler. Without prompting, my daughter could squeal out “mine” with full..
Think of a small Presbyterian congregation — there are so many — being served by a part-time pastor or a commissioned ruling..
For those who value church unity, the Christian scene in the United States is increasingly causing claustrophobia. The space we once occupied..
Our first night at General Assembly, I struck up a conversation with a 20-something-year-old who was working in a store. I asked..
Guest blog from Michael Kirby As I came down the stone steps that led from the Renaissance Center to the River Walk..
Already-not yet. Thanks to the groundbreaking New Testament theological studies of Germany’s Oscar Cullman (1902-99) and of Fuller Seminary’s George Eldon Ladd..
Hannah Rasmussen, a graduating senior at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, has won the 2014 Presbyterian Outlook Church- Partnership Award. McKenna..
For four straights Sundays, my congregation brought in two excellent seminary professors to talk to us first about why we should care..
The task of selecting a new pastor is formidable and challenging for many members and, for some, downright scary. It requires considerable..
FOR OVER A MONTH I HAVE BEEN SKIPPING out on Sunday morning worship. Yet, in the past weeks of absence from church..
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